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This is an archive article published on September 13, 2009

India eyeing revenge and title

With their batting frailties exposed,India will have a score to settle when they take on Sri Lanka in the cricket tri-series final.

Their brief honeymoon with the number one tag over and their batting frailties exposed,India will have a score to settle when they take on Sri Lanka in the cricket tri-series final.

The six-wicket win over New Zealand was the perfect start for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men as it not only booked them a place in the final but also made them the number one ODI side in the world.

Barely 24 hours at the top and the joy had just started to sink in when Sri Lanka inflicted on them a moral-shattering 139-run defeat in their league encounter.

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What would worry the Indian think-tank is that on all counts Sri Lanka proved much superior.

After drab low-score matches,the hosts piled up a massive 307 for six wickets,suggesting the Indian attack was far from intimidating.

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